Australian Football

Match Report

The first match of the weekend takes us down The Parade to Norwood, where the Coopers Stadium lights shone bright for some Friday Night Mayhem between the Redlegs and the Crows. The Redlegs took the points from the both of the two games against Adelaide last season, with 31 and 55-point victories in Rounds 7 and 18 respectively. The Crows have yet to taste victory this season, and going by the previous two weeks many would be forgiven for thinking the lights might go out again for a third week in a row. Fortunately for those that turned out this week, that wasn't going to happen. However the wet weather would make ball handling an extremely delicate art-form.

The Crows managed to get on the board first, but by the end of the first quarter it was the Redlegs with a two-goal lead after they kicked 4.3 to 2.3. The second term saw both sides struggle to do any real damage on the scoreboard, but the Redlegs did manage to extend their lead to 17 points by the half-time break after they added 2.2 to the Crows' 1.3. The Redlegs' third quarter was pretty much the game-breaker thanks to the conditions, only inaccurate kicking would give the Crows any hope of a last ditch run. Norwood kicked 4.5 to 2.1, at three quarter-time they were ahead by 33 points. The final term was to be as dour as the second term was, not much scoring to be had here as the Redlegs sealed the deal with their 2.5 to the Crows' 1.2 to take a seven-goal win.

Sam Baulderstone was named best for the 'Legs, while the Crows named Luke Carey as their best afield.